Show Europe rope Riots May Force Action IBy By Allies Writer Observes By DeWitt Mackenzie Associated Press War Var Analyst We may have the forerunner of sensational developments In the reports that Holland and part of ot Belgium are ate seething with revolt against their boche oppressors and that patriot bands are springIng springing springing spring- spring Ing into action from one end of or orthe the continent to the other All AH the occupied countries of Europe and some of the small satellites are smoldering volcanoes volcanoes volca volca- noes which need little to set them Into nto violent eruption Maybe the Dutch and Belgian movements arent aren't enough to turn the trick trick trick- and we most certainly shouldn't be hasty lasty In reaching conclusions conclusions- but there thee always is the possibility I that the trouble may spread from I them Should civilian Europe suddenly I Irise rise against the huns it would create an entirely new fleW situation Allied plans might go goby by y the board almost overnight and have to be supplanted by new ones Military tactics grand or minor depend on circumstances of the moment The successful commander corn com mander is the one who Is quick to capitalize any favorable devel devel- Britain's Montgomery o 0 owes w e s much of his fame fam to his ability to recognize opportunity and seize it Rommel Rommel defeated but still a master mas nias- ter soldier soldier placed placed so much store by jy quick cl decisions that he went into uto battle in A tank with his troops Sometimes s circumstances are the he outgrowth of deliberate planning plan planning ning by a high command or a a. general More often they are ae spontaneous developments which have to be dealt with on the spur of the moment Thus one n can se see that the reported report report- ed revolt In iii Holland HOlla-hd and Belgium might spread and create a situation situation situa- situa tion ion that would compel not only odly Hitler but the allies to alter prepared prepared pre pre pre- pared plans Mind Min you Im I'm not predicting anything because we WO haven't enough facts to go on on but bul even If It the present revolt dies out there still will remain the threat of ot a wide continent-wide upheaval at any time The question uppermost In the minds of ot most military chiefs and observers is when will the allies be able to Invade France across the English channel That's likely to be the decisive operation which will crush the life Ufe out of ot Hitler BlUer Other invasions will contribute to victory but the cross channel drive straight through the boche strength is held by a great many military men to be essential forthe for forthe forthe the kill We dont don't know what the allied high command has in mind at this moment Invasion across the channel channel channel chan chan- nel may be uppermost In irs Its Us thoughts or It may be far away However the point Im I'm driving at atIs atis is that a widespread uprising In Europe might impel the allies to strike qUi quickly kly |